Where does “nilsequence” come from?

nilsequence (English) comes from English sequence, from Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.

nilsequence (English): A sequence of zero elements

Definitions

  1. A sequence of zero elements

Ancestry of “nilsequence”, step by step

nilsequence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sequence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsequenceA set of things next to each other in a set...
2Middle Englishsequence
3Old Frenchsequence
4Late Latinsequentiaa following
5Latinsequensfollowing
6LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
7Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
8Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English nil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnilNothing; zero; No, not any
2Latinnīl
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-